One Thousand and One Nights
by Ruth Browne
Sheri spends her days fighting zombies and her nights chained to a wall, earning her every breath by telling stories to her captor Aleksy—stories that make them both forget the ruined world. Sheri could put up with the conditions—at least she knows her sister is safe in the community Aleksy leads—until she realizes she’s falling for him...even though he wants her dead.
When Aleksy allowed Sheri and her sister into his compound, he didn’t know about the zombie bite on her back. It's only a matter of time before she turns into one of the rising dead and threatens their existence, but Aleksy has a secret need for Sheri and her stories. For everyone’s safety, he chains her to his bedroom wall, hoping for just one more day. But how long will the community allow Aleksy to ignore his own rule: always kill the infected. Always.
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My thoughts: Sheri has been bitten by a zombie - many times over - but the infection has never materialized like it would with anybody else, and no one knows whether it is just lying dormant, or if she is somehow immune. For a few months she lived in a remote cabin with her sister Dani, but they knew that would not last forever.
Aleksy stumbled upon them and told them about a compound where there were other survivors and took them in. Upon arriving, Sheri's bites were discovered and she was immediately chained and caged. The only thing that saved her from death was when Aleksy overheard her telling stories to her sister and he was mesmerized. He eventually took her to his room - keeping her chained of course - so that she could tell him stories.
As he starts to see more of Sheri and less of her bites, will he be able to let his guard down and let her in?
Another quick little story that was a fun read. I liked the storytelling aspect and that it was that little nugget that kept her alive. She would travel into abandoned towns looking for libraries and books to bring back to read to Aleksy and there is just something life affirming about that to me.
Aleksy stumbled upon them and told them about a compound where there were other survivors and took them in. Upon arriving, Sheri's bites were discovered and she was immediately chained and caged. The only thing that saved her from death was when Aleksy overheard her telling stories to her sister and he was mesmerized. He eventually took her to his room - keeping her chained of course - so that she could tell him stories.
As he starts to see more of Sheri and less of her bites, will he be able to let his guard down and let her in?
Another quick little story that was a fun read. I liked the storytelling aspect and that it was that little nugget that kept her alive. She would travel into abandoned towns looking for libraries and books to bring back to read to Aleksy and there is just something life affirming about that to me.
~I received a complimentary ecopy of One Thousand and One Nights from Entangled Publishing in exchange for my unbiased review.~
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